Reed Methuen Publishers Ltd, 1987.
There's more to coping with domestic disasters than meets the eye. When a dinner guest forgets to mention his allergy, or your husband comes down with chicken pox or the kids arrive home with nitsin their hair, it takes a large dose of wit and grit to pull off a rescue act and still come up smiling.
In this collection of anecdotes and tales of the trials of modern-day living, newspaper columnist Helen Brown offers a refreshingly personal perspective of the life of the Kiwi urbanite. Readers will recognise on every page situations which are pleasingly, and sometimes painfully, familiar.
Beneath the surface of her humour, Helen Brown reveals a wealth of warmth and understanding as she comes to terms with difficult times in her own life, such as when her son, Sam, was killed. Moving and thought-provoking, this book will bring a smile to the lips and provides the reader with some comfort and more than a little cheer.